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He takes himself out of position for rebounds a lot by attempting to block shots. Nature of the beast with big shot blockers.

Two things. McDermott is a baller. They can't shoot 90% from three all game. They'll cool down.

This is one of your guys' kids right?

I've heard Doeren might be able to get out of his NC State contract for the Wisky job. Would be pretty funny.

Yeah we've seen it at soccer games. Students can care. If we can get 1,000 to a soccer game, we can get that many to basketball games.

Hahaha i know. I was a freshman in 2007, and thought all the guys in charge were seniors. They're still there, I'm buying tickets. Let it go guys.

Pitt plays the same OOC schedule we do. Their students get rewarded for watching their OOC "contests" with tickets handed out based on loyalty points to see UConn, Georgetown, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Louisville, Cincinnati, Nova, St. Johns, etc.. Our students get to see Miami, OU, Can't, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, Buffalo, Toledo after they put up with our OOC schedule. Not to mention the Zoo gets the best seats in the house, in an awesome arena. Yes I agree, this team deserves an electric atmosphere at every game. They're awesome, and it's a shame they don't get that more than a few times a year.

Although, MTSU is a very good opponent, and one that will help our RPI. So I guess we can pick our poison, but I hope we know why attendance is never great if we pick the MTSUs of the world.

To add to my last point, here's a summary of our past 3 home OOC schedules: Millikin YSU (2) CSU (2) Bethune-Cookman Arkansas Little Rock Oral Roberts Hiram Arkansas Pine-Bluff Florida A&M NC A&T VCU Creighton (Bracketbuster) John Carroll MTSU Arkansas Pine-Bluff Texas Southern Princeton Coppin State I mean...regardless of quality how many of these schools have the average student even heard of? YSU, CSU, VCU, Creighton, Princeton. Out of those, who are decent opponents? CSU Creighton and VCU. Princeton isn't terrible, but I can't picture any student getting pumped for that one. Out of these decent teams, how many did we actually schedule? VCU and Creighton were return BB games. I'll give them credit for scheduling CSU. Now with all these other crap teams, combined with a few games against the abysmal MAC West, I don't blame 18-23 year olds not showing up when they have class, football to watch, hangovers to sleep off. Heck, I have an hour drive, and want to buy season tix, but I'm just coming for the MAC games. I realize how good this team is, but I can only watch us beat Arkansas Pine Bluff by 30 so many times. We wonder why people in the area don't recognize us as being an actual D-1 team, well, take a look at the teams they can come watch us play.

Those are sweet

I'm pretty certain UMass sees none of this money.

Welp as a recently graduated student (2010), I will offer this. Akron isn't big time to the students. They've seen OU beat us, and beat Gtown, go to the elite eight. They've seen close loss in big game after close loss, and don't think we're getting anywhere/March is all that matters to them. Win some big games (Namely schedule some good home games) and they'll be there. On an NFL Sunday against Middle Tennessee State (Yeah, I know they're a very good mid-major, but does 95% of the student body? No.), this game didn't have much of a chance at drawing big. Our home schedule has been absolutely pathetic the past few years. How many Arkansas Pine Bluff or NC A&T's can we play before we get 0 people there? And yes, I get that it is a tough draw getting OOC teams in the JAR, but get someone for goodness sakes.

The visiting bench has been a problem for 25 years, it's still complaining?

Is this really an argument? Did someone say he most likely would have made that three? oh boy.

The average fan probably thinks MTSU is some scrub low major. On an NFL Sunday, a big crowd just wasn't happening.

Abreu's been absolutely electric today, especially on the drive. I'm totally fine with letting him create something there.

game, blouses. big W

ball don't lie

lol we're up 3. 3:13 left. Kretzer with a big 3. I didn't think it was a bad possession... Abreu had a decent look from 8-10 feet out. Not KD's fault he missed everything

OT. Abreu had a decent look from 10 ft

made the 1st 2...

Abreu another incredible drive. Zips up 3, MTSU shooting 3 FTs. 17 secs left

What a drive by abreu! Nice reverse layup to go up 68-65 with 1:34 left. What a game of runs.

65 all. MTSU shooting one. 3 mins left